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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 Now Generally Available

Today, we’re pleased to announce the latest update to the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform with the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8. This release ensures enhanced consistency and control across cloud infrastructure for IT operations teams while also providing a suite of modern, supported container creation tools for enterprise application developers.

Key points to note:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has entered its Maintenance Phase as defined in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10-year life cycle. Minor releases continue to deliver stability and reliability rather than adding new features. During this maintenance phase, customers should begin to plan their upgrade strategy.

Upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
The Red Hat subscription allows users to deploy the release that suits their business needs. To facilitate moving to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat offers tools, including in-place upgrades, which streamline and simplify the migration. When general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 is announced, there will be an upgrade path from 7.8.